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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (3/26/21)

Fallout from Fastlane continues!

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Coverage SmackDown 2021

SmackDown turns the corner and heads for WrestleMania!

Fastlane is in the rearview mirror, and SmackDown looks down the Road to WrestleMania! But will Daniel Bryan simply accept what happened last Sunday?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Seth Rollins VS Shinsuke Nakamura; Rollins wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Big E & The Street Profits VS Apollo Crews & The Alpha Academy; Apollo & The Alpha Academy win.
  • Bianca Belair VS Natalya w/ Tamina; Belair wins.
  • Dolph Ziggler w/ Robert Roode VS Rey Mysterio w/ Dominik Mysterio; Rey wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Daniel Bryan is here!

The Leader of the Yes Movement didn’t win the Universal Championship, but he has a chair with him as he heads to the ring. That is definitely in reference to what cost him at Fastlane: a chair shot from Edge! Bryan brings the chair to the ring, gets a mic, and says, “So, everyone saw the truth. Everyone saw the reality. Everyone saw something that Roman said would never happen, and has never happened before. Everybody saw Roman tap out.” Roman’s never tapped, ever, in his entire career! And last week, he said he’d rather DIE than tap out to someone like Bryan. Well good ness, WWE Universe, Roman is alive and yet he tapped out to Daniel Bryan!

“Now, in a perfect world, what that would mean is that I would be standing in this ring as the Universal Champion. I would be standing in this ring right now, knowing that I was headed to the main event of WrestleMania. But neither of those things are true.” Why is that? Because as Bryan was making Roman tap out, Edge hit Bryan with a steel chair. Bryan reminds us that Edge told him he wasn’t “doing this the right way.” Bryan should just stand by and let everyone have the dream match of Roman VS Edge.

“But here’s the thing. I’ve had enough. I’m tired of doing it the right way. I’m tired of standing on the sidelines. I’m tired of everyone just having a dream match they didn’t even earn!” Bryan EARNED his Universal Championship match, and EARNED winning and being in the main event of Mania! But Bryan gets it. Bryan is willing to EARN it all again. He’s not asking for anyone to give him the title, or anyone to give him his spot at Mania. He will earn it and here’s how! Bryan wants a rematch with Roman for the title, and he wants that rematch TONIGHT! The fans give Yes Fingers on their ThunderDome screens as Bryan says he is not leaving this ring until he gets what he wants.

Daniel Bryan takes a seat with the chair he brought, and waits. It’s the Yes Movement taking over once again! But Bryan waits, and waits, and SmackDown goes to break. Will someone respond to Bryan’s demands?

 

SmackDown returns and…

Bryan is still patiently waiting. Several more minutes pass, and finally, Adam Pearce walks out. He says he cannot give Bryan a championship rematch tonight. Oh he can’t? Did he not just see the footage? Bryan can play it again! He made Roman tap. No, Pearce saw that. But the referee’s decision is final. Roman Reigns is Universal Champion, and his next defense will be at WrestleMania against Edge. Oh, so the next Universal Championship match is against Edge. Bryan has a solution! How about it’s Edge VS Roman, and then Bryan immediately faces the winner of that match. No, Bryan knows personally how unfair that would be.

Right, so it’s fine for Bryan to fight for 40 MINUTES in the Elimination Chamber, and then immediately fight for the title right after? Isn’t there a double standard? Is that too hard for Edge and Roman. Then how about this? WrestleMania is two nights this year, right? Night One: Edge VS Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Night Two: Daniel Bryan VS the winner of that match, for the Universal Championship. Isn’t that reasonable? Fans agree! But here comes EDGE to respond! Edge barges right past Pearce to go to the ring and Bryan stands up.

Edge tells Bryan, “For the last month, I’ve sat back and watch you act altruistic, like you’re some knight in shining armor.” But if Bryan wanting to talk this WrestleMania possibly being Bryan’s, EVERY match could be Edge’s last! For ten YEARS, Edge dreamed of getting this back! This WrestleMania will be ten years to the day that he had to announce his retirement! This is HIS dream, everything he’s worked for, and Bryan wants to take that away? And then he wants to face the winner of a match and pick the bones?! How heroic, Bryan!

But here’s the thing, Edge entered the Men’s Rumble number one, and outlasted everyone, Bryan included! Bryan lost twice but Edge won the Rumble. “So here’s the deal: you don’t deserve the match at WrestleMania, you son of a bitch!” Bryan trips Edge and fires off fists! Edge gets up to SPEAR Bryan down! Edge sees the chair, and perhaps the Rated R Superstar of old is coming back. Edge picks the chair up, looms over Bryan, and SMACKS him on the back! The chair is then thrown side, and Edge seethes as he slides out of the ring. Is this the door being slammed shut on Bryan’s return to Mania?

 

Roman Reigns and company watch the replays in his private room.

The Tribal Chief tells Paul Heyman to get Adam Pearce. “With pleasure.” Heyman heads out, and then Roman tells Jey to go with Heyman, “Use force if you have to.” Is Roman sure? What’re they going to do? Fire him? Jey chuckles and follows after the Special Counsel. What plan is Roman formulating in his head?

 

Seth Rollins VS Shinsuke Nakamura!

The Architect defeated the King of Strong Style at Fastlane, but his issues with the Swiss Cyborg are far from settled. However, it seems Nakamura isn’t giving up on this, either! Will Nakamura tie things up with the Savior of SmackDown on behalf of Cesaro?

The bell rings, they tie up, and Nakamura shoves Rollins away. Nakamura headlocks, Rollins reverses to a headlock, but Nakamura fights out and knees low! Nakamura bumps Rollins off buckles, fires off forearms and gives Rollins some Good Vibrations! Rollins bails out to the apron, Nakamura storms over but Rollins hotshots him! Rollins climbs, Nakamura kicks him down! TOP SHELF KNEE! Rollins flops down to the apron, Nakamura gets him in position for another KNEE! Nakamura goes to the apron now, for the GUILLOTINE KNEE! Rollins writhes but Nakamura gets him back in the ring as SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns and Rollins keeps Nakamura from ropes with his chinbar and armlock. Nakamura fights back, runs, but Rollins follows to SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Rollins covers again, TWO! Rollins grows frustrated, but he talks to Nakamura. “You don’t know when to stay down. You didn’t know when to stay down at Fastlane!” Rollins clubs away on Nakamura with forearms, then storms off. Nakamura is in a corner, Rollins whips him corner to corner, but Nakamura comes back with a DYNAMIC DROPKICK! Both men slowly get up, Nakamura fires off a strike fest! He KCIKS and KICKS then knees and stomps Rollins at ropes. Nakamura hangs Rollins out to dry, for an AX KICK!

Nakamura keeps moving, SLIDING WIZARD! Rollins flounders to a corner, Nakamura runs in, but Rollins boots, only to get turned around! KICK then SLIDING GERMAN! Cover, TWO! Nakamura snarls and brings Rollins up to knee him into a corner. Nakamura puts Rollins on the top again, but Rollins avoids the knee and Nakamura hits buckles! Rollins springboards for the FLYING KNEE! Then he gets the FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Nakamura survives and Rollins is frustrated again. Rollins talks trash, kicks Nakamura around and says Nakamura should respect him. “I’ve done more than you ever will!”

Rollins whips, Nakamura reverses, misses one kick but hits the WHEEL KICK! INVERTED EXPLODER, but Rollins lands on his feet! But he runs into a fireman’s carry and the LANDSLIDE! Cover, TWO!! Rollins survives but Nakamura just fires up in the corner! “YAO~!” But Rollins dodges the Kinshasa to ROLLING ELBOW! Rollins and Nakamura both stagger, but Nakamura gets a ROLLING ARMBAR!! Rollins moves around, Nakamura shifts to a TRIANGLE HOLD! Rollins dead lifts to POWERBOMB! And then CURB STOMP!! But Rollins can’t cover right away! He crawls over, covers now, Rollins wins!

Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall

Two matches become two victories for the Architect over the Artist! But he’s not done with Nakamura! He hammers away on his back, takes aim again, but here comes Cesaro! The Swiss Superman storms the ring, brawls with Rollins and GUT WRENCHES Rollins! Cesaro fires off hammering fists and big EuroUppers, then POP-UP UPPERS! Cesaro dares Rollins to get up, just to trip him up! Rollins scrambles to avoid the swing! Cesaro dares the cowardly Rollins to do something! Cesaro wants to fight Rollins, but when will he get to?

 

Heyman returns to Roman’s room.

“The End All, Be All, Reigns-ing, Defending…” Heyman’s praising of Roman is halted when Pearce arrives. Heyman introduces them even though they know each other, but that’s to remind everyone that this is the same Pearce that was manipulated into making a bad decision. They thank Pearce for that decision, but then Roman gets up to stare Pearce down. Roman tells Pearce, “We don’t thank you. You thank us. And the reason why you’re here is because I want you to understand that at WrestleMania, you get me for one night. And you only get me for one title defense.” Now Pearce can thank them.

Pearce understands Roman’s point. In fact, he’s inclined to agree. But there are other things to consider, so he will excuse himself. He will have his decision by the end of the night. What is Pearce going to decide when it comes to the Universal Championship’s Road to WrestleMania?

 

Seth Rollins is furious backstage!

“Did you guys see that?!” Kayla Braxton asks if he was surprised- Surprised by Cesaro trying to swing him?! NO he’s not! He’s sick of it!! He’s sick of the disrespect and humiliation by “that failure, Cesaro!” Rollins told Cesaro if he stepped in his lane again, bad thing were going to happen! Rollins is a man of his word! So he’ll make this right! If Cesaro is man enough to face Rollins, then this is a challenge for a match at WRESTLEMANIA, where Rollins will teach Cesaro a lesson about respect once and for all! What happened tonight will never happen again! Rollins will never be disrespected, embarrassed or swung around again! NEVER!

But then Cesaro RAMS Rollins into road cases! And then Cesaro gets his legs to SWING HIM!! They go around and around and around as referees and officials shout at Cesaro to stop, but Cesaro gets about 15 in before letting Rollins go! Rollins sputters and Cesaro shouts, “Challenge accepted!” Will Rollins stop being dizzy in time for that match?

 

Six Man Tag: Big E & The Street Profits VS Apollo Crews & The Alpha Academy!

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is still Big E, but Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins want to get the SmackDown Tag Team Championships back! But with the Nigerian Royal, Chad Gable & Otis standing in their way, will this Road to WrestleMania turn into a demolition derby?

SmackDown returns and the Alphas make their entrance, followed by Apollo. The teams sort out, Otis starts against Dawkins and they circle. Big E wants after Apollo but the ref has him stay back. Gable gives Otis some last pointers before he ties up with Dawkins. Dawkins headlocks, Otis powers out and the two ram each other! Dawkins rebounds to hurdle and dropkick! Otis stays up, Ford tags in, the Profits double dropkick! Otis is still up but Ford goes up and over then handsprings around. Ford flexes, Otis runs in but Ford drops, hurdles and leaps, into a POWERSLAM! Otis fires up and he tags in Gable. The Alphas bring Ford up to mug him, then DRAGON SCREW!

Gable hits a GROUND DRAGON SCREW, then stalks Ford to ropes. Ford goes to the apron, shoulders back in, then slingshots up, into a NORTHERN LIGHTS?! Bridging cover, TWO!! Gable drags Ford up, tags in Apollo, and they mug Ford. Apollo fires off on Ford, glares at Big E, then brings Ford up to whip and CLOBBER! Cover, TWO! Big E wants after Apollo again but the ref again keeps him back. Apollo brings Ford up, suplexes and holds him up, but Ford slips out to ENZIGURI! Both men are down, Ford hurries for his corner but so does Apollo. Hot tags to Big E and Gable! Big E OVERHEAD suplexes Gable, DECKS Otis, then OVERHEAD suplexes Gable!

Big E gets around, and side Belly2Belly suplexes now! Fans fire up with Big E as he swivels those hips! Big E runs and hits the BIG SPLASH! Big E claps it up, dares Gable to get up, and then scoops him, but Gable goes after an arm! Gable can’t get Big E down so he throat chops him! Gable runs corner to corner, into the Urenag-E!  Cover, Apollo breaks it! Dawkins DECKS Apollo, but the Dozer rams Dawkins into Gable’s arms! DISCUS GERMAN! Ford gets in, Otis blocks a kick to flip Ford, but Ford lands on his feet to ENZIGURI! Otis falls out, Gable back suplexes Ford to the apron! Ford stays up, Gable runs and Apollo tags in.

Gable slides but Ford goes up and in, to come back and FLY!! Direct hit onto the Alphas at the ramp! Big E and Apollo meet again, and Apollo gets Big E for an OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, Apollo and team win!!

Winners: Apollo Crews & the Alpha Academy, by pinfall

Apollo pins the champion! The Alphas celebrate with Apollo, will all three of these men have titles after WrestleMania?

 

Adam Pearce crosses paths with Edge backstage.

Edge hopes Pearce isn’t rewarding Bryan for the stuff he’s pulling. What kind of ship is he running here? Edge outlasted 29 other men, including Bryan, and Bryan lost twice. Edge gets Roman 1v1 at Mania! What’s there to even think about? Pearce says his responsibilities are to the WWE, not to him, Roman, or Bryan. His job is to get all the facts, consider all the options, and to make a decision. Tonight, he’ll do just that. Well then let’s hope that’s the right decision. “Or else.” Is Pearce finding himself stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to WrestleMania?

 

SmackDown presents an all new Kevin Owens Show!

Kevin says these past few weeks, he tried to make it clear to Sami Zayn that even though Kevin doesn’t believe in the conspiracy theories, he is still on Sami’s side. What did he get for that? Sami nearly kicked Kevin’s head off last week. So this week, Kevin has a question, and the only person that can answer it IS Sami! “Sami, get out here and answer my question right now.” And he’s not in a waiting mood. Sami either gets out there or- Well, here he comes! Sami and his camera crew… Sami doesn’t even need to know the question, it’s if he is sorry for last week. And it is a resounding YES. Sami is sorry, truly! He had no business kicking Kevin at all!

But this conspiracy stuff is messing with Sami’s mental state and he crossed a line. So yes, he is sorry. Kevin says that wasn’t actually the answer. Well Sami didn’t finish. He knows Kevin’s real question is, can they still work together on the documentary? And the answer is also YES! Because Sami is about to drop a bombshell piece of news right here on the KO Show! It’s big, really! Next week, Sami is having a red carpet premiere for the release of the trailer for Sami’s documentary! It’s gonna be HUGE! But there’s more! Kevin is probably aware that Sami’s been going back and forth with a certain Logan Paul. As in global YouTube sensation, 23 MILLION subscribers Logan Paul! He’s INTO IT!! Logan will get the word out! The world will see, and Logan will be here at the premiere!! Sami’s guest of honor will be Logan Paul!

See, look? The graphic is a thing! And this will show everyone! Kevin can be part of that, too! Kevin says he doesn’t care about the documentary, Logan Paul, or Sami being sorry. What Kevin wants- Sami mocks Kevin about not caring about this and that. But Kevin owes Sami an apology! Because Kevin acts like he’s on Sami’s side but he’s not! He thinks Sami is crazy! “SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND LISTEN TO ME NOW!” Kevin says the only reason he’s allowed Sami to stand in this ring this long without beating him senseless is because he needs an answer to his real question! And that question is: “Is you, me, one-on-one at WrestleMania. Yes or no?”

Sami is a bit shocked, but he doesn’t want to go about this this way. YES OR NO!? Okay, fine, hold on! Sami’s answer… Is YES. Is Kevin happen now?! This is what Kevin wanted!? Well just as Kevin said, he needed that answer. And now that he has it, time to beat him senseless. Kevin attacks, stomping away on Sami in a corner! Sami wriggles away, Kevin chases him down and CLOBBERS him! Sami staggers back into the ring, comes back but into a STUNNER! Kevin stands tall over Sami, but will he stand tall again on the Grandest Stage of Them All?

 

Adam Pearce now crosses paths with Daniel Bryan.

Pearce is already frustrated but Bryan says he gets it. Bryan used to be a GM, he knows what he’s going through. Pearce is under pressure from everyone to maintain the status quo. But Bryan knows that Pearce knows deep down what the right decision is. All Pearce has to do is make it. Bryan may not have been aggressive about it, but the pressure is still on from the Yes Movement. Will Pearce make the right decision? Is there a way to know what that is?

 

Backstage interview with Bianca Belair.

What was her reaction to Sasha’s slap? Well Twitter had a field day with it, but she’s bigger and stronger. She could’ve whooped Sasha to next month, but Sasha would miss Mania. And mama always told her to be the bigger person to focus on your business. Bianca did that at Fastlane so she can be the winner at Mania. Sasha is the Boss, the blueprint, the standard, but Bianca’s just a little bit better, and enough to make history and show Sasha what it feels like for a “rookie” to end Sasha’s reign. But now, there is business with Natalya. Everyone watching, keep the kids out of the room cuz nobody should see what she’s about to do!

Bianca Belair VS Natalya w/ Tamina!

The EST wants to sink the #BOAT, Best of All Time, after the Queen of Harts and Daughter of Superfly tried to run Bianca and Sasha off the Road to WrestleMania! Will the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, and the toughest defeat the winningest woman in WWE history?

The bell rings and Bianca dropkicks Natty right down! Bianca is after her in the corner with shoulder rams, then lets off as the ref counts. Bianca whips Natty but Natty reverses. Bianca goes up and over and handsprings to run Natty over! Natty bails out, regroups with Tamina, and Bianca dares someone to get in. Natty paces, takes her time with the ring count, and gets up to bait Bianca. Bianca gives chase, cuts Natty off and fires off in a corner! The ref counts, Bianca lets off, but Natty runs in to get around and rebound sit Bianca down! Natty steps on Bianca, and basement dropkicks but misses as Bianca moves! Bianca covers, ONE!

Bianca jackknife covers, TWO! Bianca kicks low, reels Natty in to scoop, hold and SLAM! Bianca goes to a corner, climbs up top, but Sasha makes her entrance?! The Boss is doing this just to distract Bianca, but Bianca still DECKS Natty! The ref is distracted by Natty and Tamina DECKS Bianca! Bianca hits the floor, and Sasha mockingly asks what’s wrong as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Natty has Bianca in a floating surfboard! Natty lets Bianca down to kick her to the mat! Sasha has joined commentary to make sure it’s Boss Time. Bianca fires forearms on Natty, whips her to ropes but Natty reverses. Bianca reels Natty in instead, but Natty RANAS! Cover, TWO! Sasha says Bianca thinks she’s better but the rookie needs to learn. Natty rams Bianca into a corner, throws hands, then climbs up. Natty reels Bianca in for a tornado but no DDT! Bianca suplexes Natty hard! Both women are down, Tamina coaches Natty but a standing count begins. Bianca slowly rises, Natty is in a corner, and Natty runs in. Bianca dodges to rally with shoulder tackles!

Bianca dropkicks Natty, kips up, and then claps at Natty but misses in the corner. Bianca elbows Natty away, goes up and over and comes back to SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Bianca keeps her focus, Sasha is annoyed as Bianca handsprings, but the splash just grazes as Natty moves! Cover, TWO! Sasha says that’s a rookie mistake. Natty gets the legs but Bianca makes that a cradle, TWO! Natty hits a DISCUS! Cover, TWO!! Tamina is furious on Natty’s behalf as Natty and Bianca get back up. Natty waistlocks, Bianca switches and chicken wings, but Natty victory rolls, only for Bianca to sit on it! TWO!!

Natty trips Bianca again, Bianca boots her away, and both women hit RUNNING FACEBUSTERS! Sasha says this is why Bianca’s a rookie. Sasha hops off commentary to dare Bianca to get up. WrestleMania is coming! Bianca gets up, SLAPS Sasha off her feet, and gets back in the ring! Natty runs in, Bianca catches her to spin and ROCK her, to the torture rack! KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, Bianca wins!!

Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall

The EST dusts off her hands, having shown up the Boss AND the Boat! But then Sasha Banks hits a BACKSTABBER! The Boss always has the last laugh, but will that all change after WrestleMania Weekend?

 

Edge walks into Roman’s private room!

Jey asks Edge if he’s lost. Edge says if he wanted to, he would’ve hit Jey by now and Jey wouldn’t have ever seen it coming. Roman has Jey stand down, and says it takes balls to come walking in like that. Roman almost respects it. But if Edge doesn’t get to his point, he’ll let “pitbull” Jey off the leash. Edge asks how that worked last time. But Edge says Daniel Bryan is trying to steal their spotlight. Bryan’s done it before, Roman’s seen it. So here’s the deal: if Roman has the stroke he says he’s got, use it! Edge doesn’t have to beat Roman if Bryan is involved in a Triple Threat. Edge leaves Roman to think it over, but are the Chief and the legend conspiring against the Goat?

 

SmackDown confirms matches for Nights One and Two of WrestleMania Weekend!

After Cesaro accepted Rollins’ challenge, their match will be on Night One, along with Braun Strowman VS Shane McMahon, the New Day VS AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Team Championships, Bad Bunny VS The Miz, Sasha Banks VS Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and Bobby Lashley VS Drew McIntyre for the WWE World Championship!

Then on Night Two, we’ll get Big E VS Apollo Crews for the WWE Intercontinental Champions one last time, Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn, Randy Orton VS The Fiend, Asuka VS Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women’s Championship, and of course, Roman Reigns VS Edge for the WWE Universal Championship! That is, if it stays that way…

 

Dolph Ziggler w/ Robert Roode VS Rey Mysterio w/ Dominik Mysterio!

The Dirty Dawgs, the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, are ready for the title challenge coming from any team that steps up! But the Show-Off is going to take on the King of Lucha Libre 1v1! Will Ziggler prove Rey’s time has passed? Or will the father make his son even prouder as they head for Mania together?

The bell rings, the two tie up, and Ziggler gets Mysterio to a corner. The ref counts, Ziggler lets off but stomps Mysterio down! Ziggler throws hands, runs in and SPLASHES! Rey falls and Ziggler mockingly asks how he’s doing. Ziggler digs forearms into Mysterio’s face, then runs in, but misses as Rey moves! Rey runs to tilt-o-whirl headscissor Ziggler to a corner! Rey whips, Ziggler reverses, Rey slides but Ziggler gets a leg! Ziggler gets Rey up but Rey enziguris! Ziggler ends up on ropes, but he disconnects the call with an elbow! Ziggler reels Rey in, Rey fights the bomb to headscissor Ziggler out of the ring!

Roode coaches Ziggler but Rey leaps! Ziggler blocks the flying rana to POWERBOMB Rey OVER the barriers!! Dom wants to check on his father but Ziggler SUPERKICKS him down!! The Dirty Dawgs get really dirty as SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns and Ziggler has Rey down with an armlock. Ziggler pulls at the mask, Rey fights with body shots but Ziggler throws him down by his head! Ziggler paces, drags Rey up and puts him in the corner to throw body shots. Dom is still sore from that superkick but he coaches Rey up while Ziggler digs boots in. Ziggler taunts Rey as he pulls him against ropes! The ref counts, Ziggler lets off and drags Rey up. Ziggler hoists Rey up top, climbs up to join him, but Rey resists the superplex! Rey throws body shots, headbutts Ziggler and Ziggler falls! Rey steadies himself, Roode coaches Ziggler, and Rey leaps to SEATED SENTON!

Rey whips Ziggler, Ziggler sunset flips but Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Roode coaches Ziggler more, Ziggler stirs but Rey is up first. Rey brings Ziggler around, whips him to a corner but Ziggler reverses. Ziggler runs in but into boots! Rey wheelbarrows but Ziggler SLAMS him down, then hits the FAMOUSER! Cover, TWO! Rey survives but Ziggler is too tired to be frustrated. Ziggler and Rey slowly rise, and Ziggler runs in, but Rey dodges the kick! Rey dropkicks al eg out, Ziggler ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up but Roode gets in?! Dom gets in to DECK Roode! Roode throws Dom out hard, but Rey dropkicks Roode!

Rey aims, slingshots, but Ziggler hits a ZIGZAG!! Cover, TWO!?!? Rey survives that extra large Zigzag and Ziggler can’t believe it! “That’s not how this ends!” Ziggler drags Rey up, gut wrench but Rey fights the bomb off to RANA Ziggler to ropes! Dial it up, 6 1 9!! And a slingshot SPLASH! Cover, Rey wins!!

Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall

Dom also keeps Roode from doing anything more, and now the Mysterios might just have their golden tickets! Will they be able to cash them in and become champions together at WrestleMania?

 

WWE is inducting some true giants into the Hall of Fame!

Both the Big Red Machine, KANE, and India’s massive monster, the Great Khali, are both going into the HOF in the 2021 class!

 

Adam Pearce heads to the ring.

The WWE Official has his decision to make, but Roman Reigns follows him out! The Head of the Table, Special Counsel and Main Event Jey all want to hear this in person. What will Pearce have to say, after the break?

SmackDown returns and Roman glares at Pearce. But wait, are the fans chanting, “You Tapped Out!” at Roman? Roman ignores that, though he is a bit twitchy. And now here comes EDGE to join in the moment! Pearce assures Roman that he didn’t invite Edge out here, this is Edge doing what he wants. Edge paces, but here comes Daniel Bryan! Naturally, Bryan wants to hear Pearce’s decision in person because it all comes down to whether or not Bryan gets what he wants. Bryan stands in the ring with Roman, Edge and Pearce, and Pearce thanks them all for joining him. He understands everyone is concerned, and it makes sense why they can’t have another match this close to Mania.

Pearce knows why Edge and Roman don’t want to compete more than once, even on separate nights. It all makes sense. But that goes for what Bryan said, too. There IS a double standard, and Bryan does deserve another opportunity. Roman is also right, he will only defend his title one time on one night. So the decision is as follows: “At WrestleMania, for that Universal Championship, the three of you will compete in a Triple Threat Match!” Bryan and the Yes Movement are vindicated! Roman is pissed, and Bryan goes after Edge! Edge shoves Bryan, but gets a dropkick! Roman SUPERMAN PUNCHES Bryan down!!

Roman rains down furious forearms on Bryan for getting into his match, and then Jey hurries to get a chair for him! Roman aims for Bryan, but Edge SPEARS Roman down!! Jey gets in, Edge dodges to SPEAR Jey! The Rated R Superstar has a chair, and just like Fastlane, he SMACKS Roman, SMACKS Bryan, repeat! Wait, he has two chairs! He puts a chair under Bryan’s head, then one under Roman’s, and rains down fists! This IS the Rated R Superstar of old, as he gets yet another chair! Edge has two targets but Jey runs in to be the third! Edge SMACKS away on Jey again and again! Roman gets away with Heyman, Bryan crawls to the apron!

Edge storms over Bryan, drags him back inside and drops an elbow on Bryan’s back! Pearce tells Edge not to do this, but Pat Buck gets in to get a SMACK! Jamie Noble gets a SMACK! The officials save Bryan from the Con-Chair-to, but Edge’s anger is still boiling! Will the Triple Threat be what undoes both Edge’s hard work and Roman’s status quo?


My Thoughts:

A very good SmackDown, but seemed a bit slow going at first. I get Bryan was doing a hijacking of the show, but we didn’t need a recap as we came back from commercials, and Pearce could’ve gotten out there a minute sooner. And while everyone’s promos were great, it was rather obvious that we were going right into a Triple Threat. This will definitely allow for the odd man out to stay strong, so Roman or Edge could still come away the winner while Bryan is probably taking the loss. It’s a bit sad that that’s what will happen to Bryan, but there are a lot of moving pieces.

There is still talk that with Bryan’s contract up in September or so, he might not sign with WWE again, and as his story has been going, he might retire from in-ring competition all together. So Bryan will take a curtain call loss, let Roman or Edge carry the belt with their pseudo-part-timer schedule, and let someone else move up to be a challenger, perhaps even give us “dream matches” with Edge. I feel like the only ones that’d be any good would be with Cesaro, Nakamura or Rollins.

Rollins VS Nakamura in a rematch from Fastlane wasn’t very creative, but it was still very entertaining because it’s still Rollins VS Nakamura. Cesaro getting his payback on Rollins was good, and we’re of course getting their match at Mania. The winner of that could tip the scales for Roman and Edge, because Face VS Heel, Cesaro VS Roman or Rollins VS Edge are the likely scenarios. The latter could still happen either way as Rollins VS Edge doesn’t need the title, it has the #EmbraceTheVision to play off of, but Rollins being Edge’s first defense would be pretty cool.

The Six Man Tag was pretty good, but also pretty fast, and it was mostly a filler to help us understand that for the fourth and I would hope last time, we’re getting Big E VS Apollo for the Intercontinental Championship. I think Mania is finally Apollo’s time to win, which makes their Fastlane match a bit more of a shame in hindsight. But many times, it isn’t about the beginning of the middle but the ending, and Apollo standing tall at Mania would definitely be a moment you can point to and say, “He’s a star.” Bianca beating Natty tonight, giving Sasha some of her comeuppance, but not standing tall, those could all be signs that she is winning at Mania for a very similar moment. She’s been going strong for a long time, finishing it off with a win at Mania would be the cherry on top.

Rey VS Ziggler was really good, and as the SmackDown Tag Team Champions haven’t been all that active, it makes sense Rey wins. The champions need challengers, a classic way to get in the title picture is to pin a champion, so here it is. Personally, I hope SmackDown does something big for these titles like they did last year. Last year was meant to be a Triple Threat Tag Ladder but COVID concerns made it a regular Triple Threat. Maybe with things being a little better, we can get a Fatal 4 Way. No one team has been killing it to me, but if you have all four teams at once, that is going to give us tag magic.

Kevin VS Sami being set up was a given, but I like the promo that got us there. Sami thought he had to apologize, that he had to make nice with Kevin, but Kevin is the one who wants a match. That match is going to be great, but I’m a little worried about the reception of Logan Paul showing up next week, assuming he actually is going to show up. Maybe he doesn’t, Sami claims conspiracy again and flips his lid on the go-home to Mania. I mostly just don’t know if Logan Paul needs to be the very poor follow-up in the celebrity department to Bad Bunny, who honestly has been great. Maybe some of this is tongue in cheek but it’s still coming off as the usual cringe WWE manages to dig up.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.8.2025

We get to see Alicia Fox in action and a dog collar match! Definitely an odd combination, so let’s see what happens!

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As I feel like I say every week, the best parts of TNA are on NXT. I really can’t tolerate Dreamer and Delirious’ idea of creative. This shows have been slapdash early 00s MTV humor and nonsense angles. We open the show with Trick Williams, so of course you know he’s gonna be a dick and Hendry’s gonna try and get even.

At least this spawned an interesting concept with the TNA Heavyweight Championship being defended on NXT Battleground. So it’s nice that Hendry and TNA are getting exposure, but honestly it’s only Hendry, and the constant milking on the TNA side of “hearing from Hendry” is making me ill.

I feel like I’ve seen Johnny Gobs all over since Nekrogoblikon came out with new music. Not mad at it, just didn’t have that on my Bingo card.

 

Ratings:

  • Rosemary vs Lei Ying Lee – Lei wins via Thunderstruck – *
  • Great Hands vs Aztec Warriors: Aztec Warriors win via Laredo Driver + Arabian Moonsault – * 1/2
  • Trey Miguel w/Wentz vs Mustafa Ali w/Tasha & Hands: Ali wins via Crucifix Blade Runner – ** 3/4
  • Victoria Crawford vs Brittnie Brooks: Victoria wins via Flying Axe Kick – Squash
  • Dog Collar Match: International Championship Match: Steve Maclin (c) vs Eric Young w/Northern Armoury: Maclin retains via KIA – ***

Results:

Hey look, Trick comes out and does exactly what I said. He’s arrogant, he’s basically doing his own version of a Ric Flair promo. I do like the line about having two girls, one named Lexis who drives a Mercedes and Mercedes who drives a Lexus. It’s that right balance of dumb and clever to make me chuckle. Hendry of course comes out with his game face on, security tries, fails, and Hendry gets a measure of revenge.

Rosemary vs Lei Ying Lee – Lei wins via Thunderstruck

Okay even though I don’t mind Xia as a wrestler anymore, Brookside is on commentary and she’s…awful. She’s like an Arianna Grace with no charisma. Her little integrity shtick got lame halfway through the word the first time she said it.

This match goes about how you expect which is why it’s not much to discuss. Rosemary does her usually brawling, biting and using the 5 counts with the Upside Down. But as expected, she tries to use the Brass Knucks, Xia comes off of commentary to stop her from using the weapon, and Lei catches her with Thunderstruck. I guess this was supposed to keep the Xia angle with some heat, but it’s really dumb. I don’t want to see any more of this Angel vs Demon, which one will turn crap. It’s boring, it’s cliche and for babies.

At least Lei Ying Lee is gorgeous and one hell of a wrestler. Hopefully she gets away from Rosemary and Xia soon.

Great Hands vs Aztec Warriors

Laredo and Octagon take early turns on Jason Hotch, Octagon even pulls off some rope acrobatics like he thinks he’s Rey Fenix. Hands try to take a few shortcuts, but the actions stays quick, the Cali crowd is behind the Luchadors. Stereo Tijeras, Five Hole Dive from Laredo into an Asai Moonsault from Octagon. Laredo Driver into Handstand Arabian Moonsault, and Aztec Warriors win handily.

After the fact Ali attacks the Aztec Warriors, Tasha and the Hands are trying to calm down Ali but then the Rascalz run out. Maybe we’re getting an early start to the Trey vs Ali match. 

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Trey Miguel w/Wentz vs Mustafa Ali w/Tasha & Hands

Hopefully this is something worth actually typing about instead of WCW Thunder level of rushed throwaway trash.

They trade early chops, but Ali is pissed, no sells Trey and rocks him with a Forearm. Trey tries to Baseball Slide through the legs and roll into a Sunset Flip, but Ali rolls through, comes up with Trey and Powerbombs him moving immediately into Ground and Pound. Ali goes for a Reverse Powerslam, but Trey escapes it, tries to use his quickness, trips up Ali for a second as he goes to the apron and then he catches Trey in the ropes and hits the Draping DDT off the apron. Outside In Neckbreaker from Ali into a Standing Tornillo.

Ali throws Trey into the ropes, Trey tries something but Ali catches him, flips him vertical and then Dragon Suplex looks nasty. Ali heads back to the apron, wants the Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker, but Trey catches him with a Cutter! Trey puts a little Shake Rattle and Roll together, Ali tries to block the last one so Trey hits the ropes and lands a Lionsault. Ali powders and eats a Dive, Trey throws him back in, Meteora! 1-2-kick out! Trey gets a little frustrated but tries a front facelock, they trade cradles, Ali throws him to the ropes, Trey tries that Rewind Tiger Feint, but Ali hits a Missile Dropkick. Ali tells the Hands to finish things but Wentz comes out flying. Ali drives Wentz into the post, throws Trey back in and mouths off to Wentz. When he turns he eats Trey’s Knee Slide Tornado DDT.

Tasha distracts the ref, Hands attack Trey with a Double Choke Bomb on the Apron and Ali kills Trey with Crucifix Blade Runner.

Hardys come out to talk, they get a solid pop from the crowd, but nothing interesting gets said. The old “we let you down” promo and they’re trying to get across a fandom nickname of “Diehardyz” and that’s corny. They punctuate their part before the Nemeths of course come out with some Obsolete and Delete references. Ryan starts talking and gets booed loudly, so that’s nice, they both play in it well. Ryan makes some goofy faces, Nic and him poke fun at the Hardys and the fact that Jeff can’t come to Canada because he’s prohibidabido. 

So Santino comes out, says next week Jeff and Nic will have a singles match, so Matt will get a tag match against the Nemeths with a partner of his choosing. Kind of a stock standard promo, but the Nemeths and Santino made it fun. 

Huh, coming back from commercial there’s a video package from WWE showing the last time Jeff Hardy and Nic Nemeth had a match. 16 years ago. 

Victoria Crawford vs Brittnie Brooks

Brittnie is Chris Bey’s girlfriend and Alicia was always one of my favorites.

Victoria clocks Brittnie early, but Brittnie fires back, Victoria gets annoyed, hits her beautiful Northern Lights Suplex Hold for only a two. Victoria drives Brittnie into the corner, Brittinie tries to fight out, but Victoria catches her with a Tumbling Headscissors Take Over and then a Flying Axe Kick. Victoria’s gorgeous self wins, and Victoria looked pretty decent in the squash.

Masha comes out, attacks Victoria, so Tessa makes a save. Santino makes a tag match next week Blanshard and Crawfish vs Slamabitch and a partner of her choosing. Robert Stone overrides Santino and picks her partner for her and chooses Nikkita Lyons. 

Dog Collar Match: International Championship Match: Steve Maclin (c) vs Eric Young w/Northern Armoury

EY sandbags in the corner at the bell and then catches Maclin with an opportune yank of the chain and then starts a little dirty boxing and chain choking. Cardona is out on commentary because there’s a number 1 contender match next week for the International title. EY grinds the chain across Maclin’s face and the bridge of his nose, and he’s bleeding 40 seconds into the match.

Maclin powders but since it’s a dog collar match the jabronis get involved immediately. Maclin is bleeding like his last name is Rhodes, the jabronis get in some pot shots and EY just whips him with the chain, uses the post, just goes for classic deliberately paced hardcore brawl tactics. Maclin does manage to get a small flurry, EY does the Flair Corner Flop, then EY and the jabronis eat a SCUD before we go to commercial.

We come back, Maclin is back to getting murdered, and now all the potential number 1 contenders and either on commentary, the ramp or in the back watching a monitor. Even Mance Warner looks a little concerned and horny at the same time with the blood. Maclin is so bloody he looks like a post explosion scene from The Boys. Maclin fires, whips EY in the ropes, grabs him mid run, Headbutts him a few times, Jumping Thesz Press into the Ground and Pound with some chain whips. Jabronis come in and eat a Busakiu and Backbreaker, EY tries to take advantage but EY eats an Olympic Slam. Another Busaiku for EY, Jar Headbutt connects! EY kicks out at two, then powders but Maclin follows and wraps the chain around his neck and starts throwing EY around by the throat. Dorks fly at Maclin, he deflects them, but EY yanks the chain and Maclin falls off the apron. EY throws him back in, another two count. EY heads to the top, Maclin crotches him, bald Jabroni eats a Powerbomb, hair Jabroni heads a Buckle Bomb. EY slips the Tree, so Maclin puts the jabronis in the corner, Stacked Tag Em and Bag Em, Nerds get Caught in the Crosshairs!

EY sees the chance, kick to the gut, Piledriver! 1-2…KICK OUT! EY calls for the Macho Elbow but Maclin gets up, pulls him off the top with the chain and KIA! Maclin retains!

 

Overall Score: 4/10

A generally disappointing episode. The first hour felt like WCW Thunder written by Meth addicted Racoons. But the second hour starting with Mustafa, turned out to be okay. I’ve always enjoyed Alicia Fox aesthetically and she wasn’t bad in the ring, Mustafa being edgy is cool, Ryan Nemeth is a treasure, Tessa is still great and the dog collar match was decent.

So a mixed bag definitely. Rosemary is honestly useless anymore. She only gets a pop because of the gimmick, but her storylines have sucked, her matches aren’t great and this whole Infantile Sting knockoff of trying to stick to her morals and integrity and not do the mean things. Aztec Warriors are basic lucha stuff with no gimmick beyond the fact they’re luchadors. Lastly, the Trick Flair opening segment was okay at best but really just just paint by numbers.

It’s a sad turn of events when my favorite wrestling program anymore is WWE main roster stuff. Yikes…2025 is weird.

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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (5/8/25)

Collision on a Thursday?!

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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?

FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
  • 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
  • Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
  • Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
  • Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; Bailey wins.
  • Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; No Contest.

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Toni Storm is here!

Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”

The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!

The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?

 

Backstage interview with Paragon.

Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.

Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!

GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?

 

Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!

The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?

The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!

The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!

Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!

Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.

Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!

Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.

Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!

Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall

Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!

Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?

Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!

The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?

 

8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!

Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?

Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.

So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!

Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!

“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.

Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.

Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!

Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!

Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!

The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!

Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!

Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!

Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall

Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!

After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?

 

Jon Moxley speaks.

“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.

“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.

“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?

 

Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!

The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?

The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”

Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?

Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!

Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!

Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall

Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake  “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?

 

The Gates of Agony are here!

Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!

The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!

Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?

 

AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.

The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.

Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!

 

Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!

Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?

The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!

The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!

The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.

Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.

Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!

Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!

Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!

Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!

Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!

Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!

Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall

The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?

 

Skye Blue speaks.

“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?

 

Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!

Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?

Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!

Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!

Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall

Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?

 

“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!

This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Dralistico puts Bailey in a corner, but the ref counts. Dralistico backs off, and he CHOPS! Dralistico fires hands, the ref counts, but Dralistico tells Bailey off. Dralistico runs, but Bailey blocks the superkick! Bailey swings, Dralistico ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bailey drops down, hurdles over, and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up while Dralistico bails out. Bailey builds speed, but Dralistico ducks the baseball slide! Bailey kicks, Dralistico blocks and flips Bailey! Bailey lands safe, but then Dralistico avoids the wall kick to ROCK him! Bailey comes back, Dralistico pops Bailey up, and Bailey mule kicks!

Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS and down goes Dralistico at the ramp! The fans fire and Bailey hurries into the ring. Bailey is all fired up while Dralistico sputters. Bailey goes back out after Dralistico, then he drags Dralistico up. Bailey KICKS, and CHOPS, and then brings Dralistico around. Dralistico CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Dralistico RANAS Bailey into the steel steps! Then a SUPERKICK into the steps! Dralistico tranquilos and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.

Dralistico nods as the fans rally, and he stalks Bailey. Dralistico drags Bailey up, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Dralistico pretends he can’t hear the fans booing but he sees them give him thumbs down. Dralistico storms up on Bailey to CHOP him against railing! Dralistico then whips Bailey into the railing! Dralistico hops up onto the barriers so he can soak up the heat. Bailey crawls to the apron but Dralistico shoves him into the ring. Dralistico sits Bailey up, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, but Bailey endures! Dralistico throws down fists, then tells the fans to shut up!

Dralistico goes back to Bailey, stomps him, then drags him to a drop zone. Dralistico springboards to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dralistico tells everyone to tranquilo, then he stands Bailey up for a HEADBUTT! Dralistico looms over Bailey, stalks him to the ropes, and then KICKS a leg out! Dralistico puts Bailey on the ropes to CHOKE him! Collision returns to single picture as the fans boo and the ref counts. Dralistico stops at 4, then he KICKS Bailey in the leg! And he KICKS the leg again! Bailey hobbles, Dralistico kicks but Bailey blocks! Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS in return! Then he CHOPS Darlistico in the corner!

The fans fire up but Dralistico turns things around. Dralistico CHOPS Bailey, but Bailey just snarls! Bailey puts Dralistico in the corner to KICK! Dralistico CHOPS! Bailey KICKS again! Dralistico CHOPS again and again and again! Bailey just KICKS again and again and again! The fans fire up as both men fire up and Dralistico fires forearms now! The fans are thunderous and Bailey comes back to KICK! Dralistico KICKS, Bailey KICKS, repeat! KICK for KICK, then Bailey unleashes the LIGHTNING KICKS! Dralistico avoids the thrust kick, but Bailey ducks a heel kick! Both men KICK, but then Bailey kicks a kick away to HEEL KICK Dralistico down!

The fans are thunderous as Bailey busts out that Tae Kwan Do! Dralistico rises, Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Bailey then runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey drags Dralistico right up, suplexes and FALCON ARROW into the drop zone! Bailey climbs up, takes aim, and ULTIMATE- NO, Bailey has to bail out as Dralistico moves! Bailey rolls through, but Dralistico dropkicks the legs out! Dralistico then floats over, LA MAGITROL, TWO!! Bailey has Dralistico’s arm and steps over, but Dralistico rolls through, only for Bailey to sit on the sunset! Cover, TWO! Dralistico finishes the sunset, TWO!

Bailey kicks, misses, but then STANDING MOONSAULT! Dralistico moves again so Bailey lands out! Dralistico jumps the sweep, jumps on, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous as Bailey flounders! Dralistico reaches down to knuckle lock, but Bailey denies the cover with a Monkey Flip, into a DESTROYER!! The fans are electric as Bailey has Dralistico in the corner! Bailey runs up, but Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS first! Bailey goes to the apron. Dralistico storms out after him, and Dralistico reels Bailey in. Bailey fights the underhooks, and he Alabama Lifts! Dralistico sunset flips but Bailey stays up!

Bailey breaks free and MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the apron! Dralistico coughs and sputters as he rolls into the ring and the fans fire up again! Bailey aims, spins, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!

Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall

The sequel was even better than the original! This rematch between Speedball and Prince of Silver was incredible, but wait! Here comes Rush himself! Bailey dares El Toro Blanco to bring those horns because he wants to keep on fighting! Rush says wait your turn, perro! When and where will Bailey look to take the bull by his horns and bring him down?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break: Dynamite!

Given Toni Storm wants more and more action, and since Chicago is Skye Blue’s backyard, they’ll be meeting in an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way! Who will the two mystery participants be? And will anyone be able to score on the Whore We All Adore this close to Double or Nothing?

 

Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway!

For the longest time, Red Death respected FTR and FTR respected him. But after FTR selfishly betrayed Adam Copeland and put themselves ahead of everyone else, Garcia could not stand by and do nothing. Garcia dared one of the Top Guys to step up, will he take that Top Guy out? Or will this (emotionally) hurt FTR more than it hurts Garcia?

The bell rings and Dax circles with Garcia. Garcia is also wary of how Cash and #BigStoke are moving around ringside. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” so it isn’t just Ricochet anymore. Dax and Garcia tie up, go around, and Garcia puts Dax in the corner. The ref counts, Garcia lets off slowly, but he pats Dax on his bald head. Dax brushes that off, he and Garcia circle again, and then they tie up. They go around, Dax puts Garcia in a corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off slowly, but he sucker punches Garcia! The fans boo but Stoke likes that! The ref reprimands but Garcia shakes off the cheap shot.

Dax storms up and ROCKS Garcia again! And CHOPS! Garcia staggers away but Dax storms up to CHOP again! Garcia goes to another corner, but then he CHOPS in return! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! But Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax CHOPS right back! Garcia sputters as he sits down in the corner. Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Garcia, but Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax headlocks, Garcia powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Garcia trips Dax, HAMMERS away with fists, but Dax gets up. Garcia keeps after him with a CHOP in the corner!

Garcia whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dax ELBOWS him away! Dax runs up, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Garcia is down and the fans boo but Stoke & Cash cheer Dax on. Dax stomps and drops knees on Garcia at the ropes! The ref counts, Dax backs off, and Garcia checks his own neck. Cash talks trash, the ref has him back off, and Cash says he’s just talking! He’s allowed to do that, right? The fans still taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax stands Garcia up, reels him in, but Garcia fights the lift! Dax pulls on Garcia’s hair to then CHOP him! Garcia bails out, Dax pursues, and Dax brings Garcia around.

Dax talks trash on the fans, then reels Garcia in. Garcia fights the lift again, trips Dax up, and then CATAPULTS Dax into the POST! The fans fire up while Dax falls in a heap! Garcia stands, rolls into the ring, but just long enough to refresh the count. Dax is busted open and Garcia is right on that bloody forehead! Dax wants mercy but Garcia only backs off to get space. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, and then runs in for a DROPKICK! Dax hits barriers, but Garcia runs again! Another DROPKICK into the barriers! And then a third DROPKICK into the barriers! The fans fire up with Garcia as he goes one more time, only for Cash to stand in the way!

The fans boo as Cash says no more! Garcia seethes, and he still runs up, but Dax LARIATS Garcia down! Cash bought Dax time, and now Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs through his crimson mask. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, then he grabs the ring bell! The ref stops Dax and they tug-o-war over it! Dax lets the ref have the bell, but then Garcia trips Dax! Garcia steps through, and he turns Dax over for the DRAGON TAMER!! But Stoke distracts the ref, letting Cash drag Garcia out! DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Cash points to commentary to give a thumbs up, but wait! DADDY MAGIC is here! The fans cheer as Matt Menard CLOBBERS Cash!

The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and Menard fires off on Cash in a corner! Detroit is all fired up as Collision goes picture in picture!

Cash runs away to the back but Menard pursues! Now things are a bit more even, with Stoke coaching a bloodied and dazed Dax. Dax staggers to his feet, goes over to Garcia, and drags him up to put him in the ring. Dax talks more trash on the fans, then he storms in after Garcia. Dax suplexes and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this and Dax grows frustrated. The ref checks Dax while the fans rally behind Garcia. Dax is okay to continue, and he brings Garcia up, only for Garcia to cradle! TWO!! Dax stands and LARIATS Garcia down! Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Dax brings Garcia through the ropes, to then CHOP!

Dax KICKS and ROCKS Garcia on repeat! Then he reels Garcia in for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax rains down fists without hesitation! Dax hears the fans taunting him so he dares them to do something. Dax holds the ropes open but obviously no one takes the offer. Dax drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and he storms up on Garcia at the ropes. Garcia ROCKS and CHOPS in return, but Dax CHOPS again! Garcia sputters and falls back while Dax soaks up the heat. Dax paces around Garcia, taunts Detroit more, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans boo as hard as they can but Dax talks trash on Garcia now.

Dax kicks at Garcia, egging him on. Garcia scowls as Dax pie faces him! The fans rally, Garcia rises, and Dax looks worried. Dax SLAPS Garcia, but Garcia just clamps onto Dax’s neck! Dax breaks fere, Garcia CHOP, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Garcia CHOPS away on Dax at the ropes! The fans fire up and Garcia whips, but Dax reverses. Garcia LARIATS, Dax staggers, so Garcia runs again! Another LARIAT but Dax still stays on his feet! Garcia runs, Dax ROCKS him, and then Dax whips. Garcia reverses, Dax reverses to wrench, but Garcia dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Down goes Dax and the fans fire up!

Stoke is frustrated for Dax as the fans rally up. Garcia storms up on Dax to climb up. Garcia rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Garcia foams at the mouth before he hits TEN! The fans fire up, Garcia waistlocks, but Dax holds onto a buckle pad! That pad comes loose, Garcia still hits a SAIDO! The fans fire up as Garcia covers, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia goes for the legs. Dax CLAWS at Garcia’s face and shoves him away! Garcia still gets the legs and trips Dax up! DRAGON- NO, Dax fights and BOOTS Garcia into the bare steel! SLINGSHOT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and Detroit is thunderous!

Stokely is seething and Dax is pissed, but the fans continue to rally for “DANNY! DANNY!” Dax goes up, and Garcia CHOPS first! Garcia climbs, brings Dax up, and they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then a roll through! Garcia hoists Dax up to the top rope again, and goes back up top! Another SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he’s taking Three Amigos to a new level! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes to the next corner, hoists Dax up, and climbs again! The fans want the hattrick, and Garcia brings Dax up! SUPER DUPER THREE AMIGOS!!! Both men are down and the fans are electric!

Stokely is furious as Garcia crawls to a cover! ROPEBREAK!! Garcia miscalculates and that works out for Dax! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement! Dax and Garcia rise, go forehead to forehead, and then they go forearm for forearm! Garcia gets the edge and the fans love it! Garcia BOOTS Dax out of the ring, then pursues! Stoke has to run away before Garcia CLOBBERS Dax from behind! They go into the crowd, the fans fire up as they’re even closer to the action now! This brawl goes through the stands, around behind commentary, and Dax SMACKS Garcia off railing! And then off more railing!

Schiavone & Nigel just mind their own business, and yet Dax still feels the need to push Nigel’s headset off him! The fans boo and Nigel seethes. Nigel stands up, Dax dares him to do something! Detroit tells Dax he done F’d up, but Nigel just puts his headset back on. Nigel says he is a professional, but a professional commentator. Dax is the wrestler, so Nigel will not touch him. Dax SHOVES Nigel down! Nigel is furious but Dax already storms off to find Garcia. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, but Garcia reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, Stoke barks from the apron! The ref backs stoke off, but Dax LOW BLOWS Garcia!

But now Nigel is storming down to ringside! Garcia fights the lift and Nigel is on the apron! Dax storms up on Nigel, but Nigel RAMS Dax down low! UPPERCUT! But Cash is back! He kicks Nigel low, reels him in, but Nigel WRINGS Cash out! Garcia LARIATS Dax up and out, and clearly by now the ref has just thrown this one out!

No Contest

Menard is back and he LARIATS Cash up and out! The fans fire up as Menard, Garcia and McGuinness stand tall together! FTR kept pushing buttons but they pushed the wrong ones! Will Stoke, Dax & Cash have to fear the repercussions of their actions?


My Thoughts:

A great Collision, but it apparently caught a bit of the Go Home Syndrome. There were quite a few recap packages I skipped but clearly they are working to hype Beach Break for next. Moxley’s newest promo was alright, didn’t really add much, because as I said just last night, Moxley surely finds a way to retain with help from The Death Riders. I will say, it made a lot of sense for the remaining Death Riders to cost Willow. Marina and Willow still have beef, and I’m still hoping on my idea from last night: Shayna Baszler shows up, teams with Marina, we get Shayna & Marina VS Willow & Kris. Let’s up the ante and get another classic Street Fight Tag out of Kris & Willow.

Great promo from Toni Storm to open the night, and good to hear Skye Blue is back. Another Fatal 4 Way Eliminator makes me wonder if one of the mystery entrants ends up taking the loss. There was also that spider during Kris VS Willow, which I believe is a teaser for Thekla. Thekla could easily jump into the Fatal 4 Way and get close to winning, but who knows. And as I said last night, not sure why they’re holding Athena back from doing much of anything right now. With Supercard of Honor now delayed to July to coincide with All In: Texas, Athena should really be getting involved more on AEW TV so people don’t forget she exists.

Very good stuff with Bowens VS Lee, and I appreciate the albeit lazy way they changed Bowen’s logo so that it doesn’t resemble the Shane Taylor Promotions’ STP. Bowens of course wins, but his promo after was pretty much the same as his other ones. At least he did one last scissoring with Billy. Bowens is unfortunately not going to get a title story right now with all the champions preoccupied in something else. Though honestly, I feel like there is a way for Okada VS Bowens to be a great match, and then someone violates the Continental Rules so that Okada loses without really losing. Best way I can think of is Swerve is hunting The Bucks, they go ringside, and since Bucks are associate with Okada, that’s a violation on his part, and it adds more heat to whatever big thing Double or Nothing has planned.

Great stuff from the Don Callis Family in all their matches. I wasn’t expecting a big 8 Man Tag, and I’m a little disappointed Brody King wasn’t one of the participants, but maybe that’s the next phase. Great showing from the Faces, especially AR Fox. Fox is in a similar boat to Bowens where he certainly deserves title opportunities but TK just isn’t seeing how to write it. But between that and the dominance Konosuke & Alexander over Dark Order, it feels like the Don Callis Family get their comeuppance with Hangman & Ospreay winning next week.

Ricochet VS Angelico was rather outta nowhere but it was still a great match. It was also clearly a vehicle so Ricochet could start beef with Zach (Zack?) Gowen and give us a Beach Break match between them for the real deepcut long time wrestling fans. Much like Bowens and Fox, I feel like Ricochet is waiting on a title to be freed up from story so he can go get those titles. Such as Paragon now feuding with Grizzled Young Veterans for a minute, which in a way keeps Adam Cole isolated. TK should’ve just given us Ricochet VS Cole for the fun of it because Ricochet VS Cole would be incredibly fun stuff. They could even revisit their NXT history if they wanted to.

Great stuff with Gates of Agony and Learning Tree, that was much better than last week’s. I really hope this gives us a Tornado Tag match. For that matter, why aren’t we getting that in the story of Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford? Good promo from those teams to hype up… just Anna VS Megan… It’d make Beach Break Collision feel all the bigger but whatever, maybe they feel Ford still isn’t up to speed after that Fatal 4 Way last night. But doing a chaotic tag match could help iron out some of that so that Ford can just focus on what she is good at with the gymnastics and throwing hands.

And awesome stuff with Garcia VS “Dax the Axe” in the main event. And yeah, I didn’t put it in myself, but they’re really committing to that as Dax’s ring name right now. Great to see Menard helping Garcia, and even Nigel standing up for himself against Dax. A “No Contest” result was a little odd but I suppose that’s like saying it is a draw where no one goes over. But with the Faces standing tall, maybe Nigel steps in and teams with Garcia right now for Double or Nothing so that Garcia teaming with Cope is the All In moment.

My Score: 8.8/10

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